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===''Painted Windows'' period (1981–1982)===
In February 1981, drummer Eric Landers joined Alternate Learning, as did keyboard player Byl Miller (no relation to [[Scott Miller (pop musician)|Scott Miller]]).<ref name=alrn-news5/> The new line-up performed a series of shows from April through October 1981,<ref name=alrn-news5/> and recorded a full-length [[LP record|LP]] called [http://www.discogs.com/ALRN-Painted-Windows/release/1619433 ''Painted Windows''], which was released in January 1982 on Rational Records.<ref name=alrn-discogs/>
O'Rourke and Landers also formed a trio called 15 Minutes with [[Steve Wynn]], prior to Wynn's first album with [[Dream Syndicate]].<ref name=discogs-15min/> 15 Minutes released one single, "That's What You Always Say" b/w "Last Chance For You," which was written and produced by Wynn, with [[Scott Miller (pop musician)|Scott Miller]] engineering.<ref name=discogs-15min/>▼
After the release of ''Painted Windows'', the group's final show took place at the [[U.C. Davis]] Coffeehouse on Saturday, February 27, 1982. The trio of Scott Miller, Carolyn O'Rourke, and Byl Miller performed without a drummer, accompanied by taped percussion and effects, until they were joined onstage by drummer Gavin Blair of the X-Men for their final songs.<ref name=aggie3-3-82/><ref name=gt-news1/>
Alternate Learning was officially disbanded by [[Scott Miller (pop musician)|Miller]] in May 1982. Within a few months, Miller had formed his new group, [[Game Theory (band)|Game Theory]].<ref name=gimarc/> The new band included keyboard player and backing vocalist Nancy Becker, who had previously performed on synthesizer as a "sometime" member of Alternate Learning.<ref name=gt-news1/><ref name=yudt-obit />
===Collaboration with Steve Wynn===
In 1981, Alternate Learning members collaborated with [[Steve Wynn]] to form a trio called 15 Minutes, which released one single on Wynn's label, Down There Records.<ref name=discogs-15min/>
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==Legacy==
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|15 Minutes (with Steve Wynn)
|"That's What You Always Say" b/w "Last Chance For You" <small>(Wynn)</small>
* Released 1981 as 7" single on Down There Records (DT-1)<ref name=discogs-15min/>
* Released 2001 as bonus tracks 15–16 of remastered [[Compact disc|CD]] reissue of [[The Dream Syndicate]] album ''[[The Days of Wine and Roses]]'' on Rhino Records (R2 79937)<ref name=discogs-dream/>
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<ref name=cosper-obit>{{cite journal|last=Cosper|first=Alex|title=Sacramentans pay tribute to musician Scott Miller|date=July 22, 2013|journal=Sacramento Press|url=http://sacramentopress.com/2013/07/22/sacramentans-pay-tribute-to-musician-scott-miller|deadurl=no|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20131102184955/sacramentopress.com/2013/07/22/sacramentans-pay-tribute-to-musician-scott-miller|archivedate=2013-11-02}}</ref>
<ref name=discogs-15min>{{Discogs release|name=That's What You Always Say / Last Chance For You|release=1766975|type=single}}</ref>
<ref name=discogs-dream>{{Discogs release|name=The Days of Wine and Roses|release=763716|type=album}}</ref>
<ref name=discogs-other1>{{Discogs release|name=The Other #1|release=2697492|type=album}}</ref>
<ref name=gimarc>{{cite book|last=Gimarc|first=George|authorlink=George Gimarc|title=Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock, 1970-1982|year=2005|publisher=Hal Leonard Corp./Backbeat Books|isbn=9780879308483|asin=0879308486|page=676|url=http://books.google.com/books?vid=4WM6Cb1z-PwC&pg=PA676 }}</ref>
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